Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry named 2023-24 NBA Clutch Player of the Year
The game was Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors in one of those big TNT broadcasts with Kevin Harlan on the call.
Warriors guard Steph Curry was – as he has been so many times – one of the star attractions, and he delivered.
Curry was clutch.
In the final three three minutes and 56 seconds of the fourth quarter and in the five-minute overtime period of that game, Curry scored 13 of his game-high 33 points. He was 4-for-7 from the field, including 3-for-4 on 3-pointers, and 2-for-2 from the foul line.
Curry’s 30-foot 3-pointer with 3:05 left in the fourth quarter cut Boston’s lead to 116-115, and his step-back 3 with 1:35 remaining in the fourth tied the score at 121. He gave the Warriors a 127-123 edge on a layup with 38.9 seconds left in overtime, and his high-arcing 3-pointer from the right wing with 10.6 seconds to go sealed Golden State’s 130-126 victory.
Curry on Thursday was named the 2023-24 NBA Clutch Player of the Year.
In clutch time – the NBA defines that as the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime when the score is within five points – Curry averaged 4.4 points (second-best in the NBA among players appearing in more than one clutch game), shot 49.6% from the field, 45.7% on 3-pointers and 95.1% from the free throw line.
Chicago’s DeMar DeRozan and Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were finalists. Curry edged DeRozan in voting points, 298-272. DeRozan received more second- and third-place votes, but Curry had 45 first-place votes to DeRozan's 34, pushing him to the award which comes with the Jerry West Trophy.
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2023-24 NBA Clutch Player of the Year voting results
Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors (298 points)
DeMar DeRozan, Chicago Bulls (278)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (160)
Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets (85)
Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks (26)
Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks (16)
Kyrie Irving, Dallas Mavericks (14)
Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves (6)
Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics (5)
LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers (3)
Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks (2)
De'Aaron Fox, Sacramento Kings (1)
Malik Monk, Sacramento Kings (1)
Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder (1)
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (1)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Warriors' Steph Curry named NBA Clutch Player of the Year for 2023-24
